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The (LEGO) Star Wars Holiday Special | OT | Has The Pandemic Affected Your 2020 Lifeday Plans?

DrForester

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"The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special" reunites Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewie, Rose and the droids for a joyous feast on Life Day. Rey sets off on a new adventure with BB-8 to gain a deeper knowledge of the Force. At a mysterious Jedi Temple, she is hurled into a cross-timeline adventure through beloved moments in Star Wars cinematic history, coming into contact with Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Yoda, Obi-Wan and other iconic heroes and villains from all nine Skywalker saga films. But will she make it back in time for the Life Day feast and learn the true meaning of holiday spirit?
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Release Date: November 17, 2020
Platform: Disney+

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Alternatively, you can still purchase the original Star Was Holiday Special via Rifftrax, who still hasn't been caught by Disney (it remains a mystery how they're able to sell a DRM free version of the Special)


www.rifftrax.com

The Star Wars Holiday Special

Have a Happy Life Day! And nothing kicks off a memorable Life Day quite so much as watching the legendary Star Wars Holiday Special receive a fully deserved Rifftrax parody treatment! Yes, all your favorite Wookies are here: there's Chewbacca, Malla, Itchy, Lumpy and Art Carney. Tony Award...
www.rifftrax.com www.rifftrax.com
 
werezompire

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DrForester said:
Alternatively, you can still purchase the original Star Was Holiday Special via Rifftrax, who still hasn't been caught by Disney (it remains a mystery how they're able to sell a DRM free version of the Special)


www.rifftrax.com

The Star Wars Holiday Special

Have a Happy Life Day! And nothing kicks off a memorable Life Day quite so much as watching the legendary Star Wars Holiday Special receive a fully deserved Rifftrax parody treatment! Yes, all your favorite Wookies are here: there's Chewbacca, Malla, Itchy, Lumpy and Art Carney. Tony Award...
www.rifftrax.com www.rifftrax.com
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I would assume they negotiated the rights and a percent of all sales goes directly to Disney. They don't do videos of non-public domain stuff without the rights (if they don't have the rights, they just make audio tracks & you have to track down the movie yourself).
 
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DrForester

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werezompire said:
I would assume they negotiated the rights and a percent of all sales goes directly to Disney. They don't do videos of non-public domain stuff without the rights (if they don't have the rights, they just make audio tracks & you have to track down the movie yourself).
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But they have a version with the original commercials (which are also riffed).

I've wondered if they found some legal loophole and were able to license it from the station that aired it.
 
McNum

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Well, it released at midnight here and is 47 minutes long, so...
The trailers had sown a lot of the better gags already, but there are a few really good ones. And some amazing nods to the Star Wars community, too, if you catch them. There's one I know Era will enjoy. About a certain character's name. And also Jingle Bells in the original Huttese.

Also Darth Vader apparently has quite the sense of comedic timing. And he's pretty much playing the straight man for all the nonsense, and just think about that for a second.

And finally, so you know how there's been a can he/can't he about Finn being a Jedi? Verdict is now in: YES! ...he's just not that good at it yet.
Spoiler free: It's hilariously silly. And surprisingly coherent. It's a good way to spend a little less than an hour.

Happy Life Day!
 
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McNum said:
Well, it released at midnight here and is 47 minutes long, so...
The trailers had sown a lot of the better gags already, but there are a few really good ones. And some amazing nods to the Star Wars community, too, if you catch them. There's one I know Era will enjoy. About a certain character's name. And also Jingle Bells in the original Huttese.

Also Darth Vader apparently has quite the sense of comedic timing. And he's pretty much playing the straight man for all the nonsense, and just think about that for a second.

And finally, so you know how there's been a can he/can't he about Finn being a Jedi? Verdict is now in: YES! ...he's just not that good at it yet.
Spoiler free: It's hilariously silly. And surprisingly coherent. It's a good way to spend a little less than an hour.

Happy Life Day!
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How much Reylo moment?
 
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DrForester

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I was secretly hoping they'd release a remaster of the original today
 
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Honestly shocked at really the near non-existence of original holiday special references in this. They've got life day, and they have Chewie's family (who have already been in one of the new books), but nothing else.

What I'm getting at is that there was no Bea Arthur joke.
 
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Tavernade

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Is it possible Rifftrax is able to sell the original because Disney refuses to acknowledge it exists and they'd have to if they wanted it taken down? Same thing with "Escape to Tomorrow" which they also refused to acknowledge and give free publicity.

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Honestly shocked at really the near non-existence of original holiday special references in this. They've got life day, and they have Chewie's family (who have already been in one of the new books), but nothing else.

What I'm getting at is that there was no Bea Arthur joke.
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Considering how much Lucas hates the original, they might not have wanted to go whole hog in and piss him off, just as a courtesy.
 
metsallica

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Wait so if I buy the Rifftrax version I can just listen to the original audio too?
 
Cruxist

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Very cute. Glad we got a baby yoda and a double "hello there," but it really was missing Ahsoka.
 
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DrForester said:
Alternatively, you can still purchase the original Star Was Holiday Special via Rifftrax, who still hasn't been caught by Disney (it remains a mystery how they're able to sell a DRM free version of the Special)


www.rifftrax.com

The Star Wars Holiday Special

Have a Happy Life Day! And nothing kicks off a memorable Life Day quite so much as watching the legendary Star Wars Holiday Special receive a fully deserved Rifftrax parody treatment! Yes, all your favorite Wookies are here: there's Chewbacca, Malla, Itchy, Lumpy and Art Carney. Tony Award...
www.rifftrax.com www.rifftrax.com
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oh. they talk over the whole thing? that sucks.
 
KingSnake

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This was really fun to watch. A lot of nice nods. Also a better story than TROS.

Palpatine and Darth Vader ruled the show. In fact Lego Palpatine is the best Star Wars character.
 
Naijaboy

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That was NOT Daisy Ridley for sure.

Otherwise, it was a nice little story that used its characters well. The villains were especially hilarious. It even (slightly) improved upon what happened with TROS.
 
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